Hedge Funder Who Lost $65M on FTX Remains Optimistic on Recovery | The Scoop Podcast w/ Travis Kling

The Block’s Frank Chaparro interviews Travis Kling, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management.

OUTLINE:
00:00 – Introduction
03:01 – Ikigai’s $65 Million FTX Disaster
05:10 – FTX Estate’s Balance Sheet
08:01 – FTX 2.0
12:01 – Problems with Binance
15:41 – Rebuilding Trust with Exchanges
18:03 – SBF Trial
19:14 – Closing Thoughts

LINKS:
FTX Loss – https://www.theblock.co/post/186771/ikigais-travis-kling-says-hedge-had-large-majority-of-assets-on-ftx
FTX Advisor Fees – https://www.theblock.co/post/235547/ftx-paid-over-120-million-in-advisor-fees-between-february-1-and-april-30
FTX 2.0 – https://www.theblock.co/post/236885/ftx-restart-final-submissions-this-week-wsj
FTX 2.0 (cont.) – https://www.theblock.co/post/242734/ftx-2-0-kraken-jesse-powell
WSJ Binance Piece – https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/the-worlds-biggest-crypto-firm-is-melting-down-338b8e17
Travis’ Tweet Thread – https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling/status/1699135859885236432

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